Scalp cooling device



Dec.- 6, 1938. Bl a GOUE scALP COOLING DEVICE Filed Aug. 26, 1958 INVENTOR, B/dnc/ve 5, Ca/e.

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Patented Dec. 6, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SCALP COOLING DEVICE Blanche B. Cole, Chanute, Kans.

Application August 26,

's claims.

This invention relates to improvements in scalp cooling devices particularly adapted for use in cooling the scalp adjacent permanent waving heaters. i

The principal object of this invention is the provision of a conveniently operable scalp cooling device whereby the cool air may be quickly and denitely directed to the overheated portion of the scalp to immediately relieve 10 the objectionable heated condition.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a scalp cooling device having an applicator with ofiset lips whereby the ilow of cool air may be properly directed to the desired por- 1.- tion of the scalp.

Other objects are economy and simplicity of construction, ease and rapidity of manipulation and adaptability for use with the various types of hair treating attachment.

Reference will now be wherein: l A

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a scalp cooling device, in operation, embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the applicator.

Fig. 3 is a central sectional view of the applicator taken of line III-III of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the applicator taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the chair clamp 30 with a cooler hood secured therein.

Throughout the several views of the drawing, similar parts are designated by like numerals and it designates a motor of any suitable type to drive a fan or air pump l2 which delivers air through the iiexible tube I4 to the applicator I6. The motor and ian may be on a common base, as shown, and are adapted to be placed in any convenient position on-the iioor adjacent the work, so that the operator may control the operation 40 of the motor by means of the foot switch i8, which is preferably built in the motor unit.

In the operation of this device, the customer A is seated in chair C and the permanent waving apparatus 2li, including heaters 22, are positioned 45 so as to heat the hair for permanent waving in the usual manner. Due to defective heaters, steam sometimes. escapes from the heaters and4 causes a burning to the scalp therebeneath, and it is to overcome this objectionable scalp burning that the present cooling device is provided.

A chair clamp 25 comprising a resilient U- shaped member 26 adapted to grip the back chair member is provided with clamping ngers 23 between which the tube attachment may be placed 20 had to the drawing.

' able heater, with 1938, Serial No. 226,939l

(Cl. 132-9) l to secure them against dislodgment when not in use.

An internally positioned coupling tube 30 serves to interconnect the flexible tube i4 with the applicator I6. Applicator I6 is shown, as molded from a suitable material such as rubber, with a handle portion 32 and a flared nozzle portion 34. The nozzle portion 34 is substantially fish-tail in shape with the orifice 36, thereof, elongated and communicating with the opening 38 formed through applicator i6. The lower lip 40 of nozzle 34 is concave and protrudes beyond the upper lip 42 as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

When Vair is forced by pump I2 through tube i4, sleeve 30, handle opening 32, it will be discharged through orice 36. The object of this device is to direct cool air to the scalp at a point adjacent a hair treating heater that has through leakage'oi steam therefrom caused an uncomfortable heating of the head. These heaters are elongated and when in operation are slightly spaced from the scalp so that the best results are obtained when the cool air is directed from below the heater upwardly between the heater and the scalp, thereby driving the accumulated steam from its position, tending to cool the head and also the curling apparatus.

To properly apply the cool air the applicator is pressed against the head below the objectionthe lip 40 contacting the scalp and lip 42 spaced apart therefrom, thus driving the air upward between the The lower lip 40 serves as a dam to preclude a downward escape of the air, also the restricted orifice will cause a substantial distribution of the air throughout its length.

After the hair has been properly heat treated, it may be cooled by use of the head canopy 46 which is connected through the rigid tube 48 and flexible tube I4 to the air pump l2. l This head canopy serves to properly direct and distribute the air, furthermore, a means forI heating the air thus used might be provided.

It is very apparent that this type of foot control motor and air pump is suitable for delivering air to any type of applicator that might be used in the various hair treating operations..

What I claim is new and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

l. In a scalp cooling device of the character described, an applicator inter-connected by a flexible tube to a source of air and having an elongated narrow oriiice between offset lips, whereby when one of said lips is contacting the scalp the heater and the scalp.

the 4. In a scalp cooling described. an applicator device o! the having an elonlated hol- 2. In; a scalp cooling device of the character low han e portion communicating with a transdescribed. an applicator having a hollow handle versely disposed nozzle portion, said nozzle por- 5 and an elongated nozzle communicating theretion being elongated and having two on'set. spaced th. said nozzle having oii'set arcuate lips to apart lips concaved toward said handle. whereform a relatively narmw oriilce, whereby when by one o1' said lips will contact the curved one of said lips is contacting the head the other while the other lip is spaced apart therefrom lip will be spaced apart therefrom. 5. In scalp cooling device of the character lo a scalp cooling device of the character described, an applicator having an elongated hola hollow handle, i m a source of comair. an elongated. concave nozzle comlow handle sltioned substantially perpendicular to the -surportion oi' said handle adjacent said nozzle beface of the head one o! said lips will contact the ing restricted in cross section. scalp while the other lip will be spaced apart the surface of BLANCHE B. COLE. 

